Lurago Carlo also Luragho

*1615 (Pellio, Italy)1684 (Passau, Germany)

Italian architect and builder, member of a large artistic family of Luragos. He was the first one who to introduce early Baroque style in Bohemia where he was active from 1730´s. He worked in Bavaria, Austria and Klodzko. He was a leader of a big group of Italian craftsmen with whom he realized his own plans as well as plans of other architects. His works are still based on the rules of Italian mannerism but they are enriched by tradition of Czech and Viennese building styles. He worked mostly for religious orders (mostly Jesuits), for nobility he designed palaces (for Černíns, Lobkowiczs, Piccolominis, Thuns) and he cooperated on building of Prague fortifications (e.g.Vyšehrad, Old Town).